Daisy Elliott
Daisy L. Elliott | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 8th district | |
| In office January 1, 1981 – December 31, 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Ed Vaughn |
| Succeeded by | Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick |
| Member of the Michigan House of Representatives from the 8th district Wayne County 4th District: 1963-64 22nd District: 1965-72 | |
| In office January 1, 1963 – December 31, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Yates |
| Succeeded by | Ed Vaughn |
| Member of the 1961-62 Michigan Constitutional Convention from the Wayne County 4th District | |
| In office October 1, 1961 – August 1, 1962 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Daisy Elizabeth Lenoir November 26, 1917 Filbert, West Virginia, United States |
| Died | December 22, 2015 (aged 98) Detroit, Michigan, US |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Profession | Realtor and politician |
Daisy L. Elliott (November 26, 1917 – December 22, 2015), was an African-American politician and realtor from the State of Michigan.[1]
Biography
Elliott was born Daisy Elizabeth Lenoir in Filbert, West Virginia, United States, and resided in Detroit, Michigan. She was a delegate to the 1961–1962 Michigan Constitutional Convention from Wayne County's 4th District, which resulted in Michigan's Constitution of 1963.[citation needed]
A Democrat, she represented Wayne County's 4th District in the Michigan House of Representatives from 1963–64, Michigan's 22nd District, which replaced Wayne County's 4th District, from 1965–72, and Michigan's 8th District from 1973–78, and again from 1981–82. She was defeated in the primaries for State Representative for the 1st District in 1950, 11th District in 1954, 4th District in 1956, 1958, and 1960, and her final election for the 8th District in 1982. She was a candidate in the primary for the Michigan Senate 5th District in 1978.[1]
While serving in the Michigan State House of Representatives, she co-authored the Elliott-Larsen Civil Rights Act, which passed in 1976.[2]
She was a member of Democratic Party, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), League of Women Voters, and Junior League.[1] She died on December 22, 2015, aged 98, at DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital in Detroit.[3][4] She is interred at Woodlawn Cemetery (Detroit, Michigan) near the Rosa L. Parks Freedom Chapel.
References
- ^ a b c "The Political Graveyard". Politicalgraveyard.com. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
- ^ Gubbins, Roberta M. (September 17, 2012). "Legal Milestone honors Elliot-Larsen Civil Rights Act". Oakland County Legal News. Retrieved December 8, 2014.
- ^ Hicks, Mark (December 23, 2015). "Daisy Elliott, Detroiter behind historic law, dies". The Detroit News.
- ^ Stafford, Katrease (December 23, 2015). "Daisy Elliott, Detroit civil rights activist, dies". The Detroit Free Press.
External links
- "Daisy Elliott, Michigan civil rights activist, dies". Freep.com. 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
- Edward, Roz. "Civil Rights icon Daisy Elliott dies at 98 | The Michigan Chronicle". Michronicleonline.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
- "Daisy Elliott, Detroiter behind historic law, dies". Detroitnews.com. Retrieved 2015-12-23.
- 1917 births
- 2015 deaths
- African-American state legislators in Michigan
- Members of the Michigan House of Representatives
- Michigan Democrats
- Politicians from Detroit, Michigan
- People from McDowell County, West Virginia
- Businesspeople from Michigan
- Women state legislators in Michigan
- Disease-related deaths in Michigan
- American real estate brokers
- Burials at Woodlawn Cemetery (Detroit, Michigan)
- African-American women in politics